[New-Poetry] Re: Can't Cope With Copyright Infringement (JforJames@aol.com)

[R Dillon]

This fact may have been posted already but there is one poet only who not only
lives off of his book sales and royalties but has always done so, plus, he is not
a member of any academic faculty or has any job other than being a poet.

I know that this is the case because this fact was disclosed in his presence and
he made no move to contradict or clarify it.  And, he has a real agent who handles
the business.

Also, he seems to me to be one of the few that is utterly qualified to be U.S. poet
laureate from a Constitutional perspective.  Perhaps, because he has succeeded in the free marketplace on his own terms without compromise, he would not be a reliable advocate for those who don't look at things this way.  

Merwin

It did make wonder how many poets are able to live off their royalties, or 
have royalties enough coming in that loss of some portion of those monies 
means the difference between getting the roof fixed or having to put a bucket in 
attic? Re: Can't Cope With Copyright Infringement (JforJames at aol.com)

R.D.

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